Open AccessLung Cancer and Occupation in Nonsmokers
Author(s) -
Ariana Zeka,
Andrea ’t Mannetje,
Давид Заридзе,
Neonila Szeszenia-Dąbrowska,
Péter Rudnai,
Jolanta Lissowska,
Eleonóra Fabiánovà,
Dana Mateș,
Vladimír Bencko,
Marie Navrátilová,
Adrian Cassidy,
Vladimír Janout,
Noémie Travier,
Joëlle Févotte,
Tony Fletcher,
Paul Brennan,
Paolo Boffetta
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.901
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/01.ede.0000239582.92495.b5
Subject(s) - lung cancer , odds ratio , medicine , environmental health , confounding , confidence interval , carcinogen , cancer , relative risk , genetics , biology
Tobacco smoking is the main cause for lung cancer worldwide, making it difficult to examine the carcinogenic role of other risk factors because of possible confounding by smoking. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the association between lung cancer and occupation independent of smoking.